Chapter 876: Transposition

“…… City fell behind in the first half, but eventually they equalised and scored a super zero-angle world wave...... "When Arsene Wenger came out of the dressing room, his assistant coach Declan Rice quickly followed and gave him a brief update on the other game, which was also very concerned about Wenger's match against Manchester City.

"The score doesn't speak for itself, it's the process." Arsene Wenger said.

In fact, he said this to himself.

Because now in terms of scores, Arsenal, which is playing at home, is also in the back side.

But on the field, it was Arsenal who prevailed.

Arsene Wenger is cheering himself up.

What if the score is behind?

As long as we continue to take the initiative in the game, sooner or later we will equalize and take advantage of the situation to win!

"On the pitch, Manchester United have the upper hand...... Wing was pushed to the side by the whole Manchester United team, and the threat was greatly reduced...... After winning the equaliser, City launched a fierce attack in the hope of completing the lead before half-time. But they didn't work out, their offense didn't improve, and Rong's goal was scored by luck......"

Rice gave a brief account of the first half.

Arsene Wenger nodded.

At this time, he still believes in Manchester United, it is Manchester United's home stadium, and it is such an important city derby, how could the old fox of Ferguson let his team lose such an important game?

As long as Manchester United can beat Manchester City, there will be much less pressure on Arsenal.

Even if Arsenal don't beat Chelsea in the end, it's just an equaliser. The difference between the two sides can also be widened to three points.

Even if Arsenal loses to Manchester United in the next round of the league, it will only be the same point as Manchester City, and in the last round of the league, both sides will win, and it will still be the same point.

According to the rules of the Premier League, in the case of two teams with the same number of points, the goal difference is compared first.

As of the 35th round of the league, Arsenal have scored 63 goals in the league, conceded 32 goals, and won 31 goals.

Manchester City, on the other hand, scored 64 goals, conceded 42 goals and scored 22. Arsenal have nine more goal difference than Manchester City.

As long as Arsenal does not lose to Chelsea in this game and Manchester United in the next round of the league, with the same points, Arsenal can step on Manchester City's corpse and break into next season's Champions League qualification.

But first of all, Arsenal must not lose this game, at least it must be a draw.

Now that Arsenal have the upper hand, Arsene Wenger thinks a draw at his home stadium should not be a problem.

And if Manchester United beat Manchester City at home, it will also have a big impact on the next direct dialogue between the two sides. After winning the local derby, United continue to lead Liverpool by six points, and with only two games left in the league, a six-point advantage has essentially allowed United to seal the league title.

So they probably won't be as desperate against Arsenal, and certainly not as hard as this city derby anyway.

In this way, Arsenal may still have a chance to beat Manchester United on the road.

Or no matter how bad it is, draw with Manchester United.

Manchester United are four points ahead of Liverpool and can win the title with a last-round defeat away to Bolton.

So Manchester United probably don't care if the game against Arsenal is won or drawn.

But it's much better for Arsenal.

If Arsenal can beat Manchester United, they can book a Champions League place, and a draw can also be locked.

There's nothing to worry about at all.

In his own mind, Wenger has analyzed all the possibilities, and the corresponding shapes of these possibilities.

Either way, Arsenal have a better chance than Manchester City.

After all, it is Arsenal who are now two points ahead, not Manchester City.

Unless Arsenal lose this game and Manchester City win the derby, that will be the worst possible outcome.

But...... How could Ferguson allow Benitez to show off on his turf?

Arsene Wenger and Alex Ferguson have been battling in the Premier League for thirteen years, and with what he knows about him, he is convinced that he will definitely win the local derby.

There is simply no reason for Manchester City to win!

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In such an important game, a fifteen-minute half-time break can often seem extraordinarily long, leaving fans waiting for a second before the second half begins.

So when the players reappeared on the turf at Old Trafford, the fans in the stands let out a cheer – the second half was finally about to begin!

What will be the final outcome of this important match, which involves several teams?

When the referee blew the whistle for the start of the second half, the kick-off Manchester City launched an attack on the Manchester United goal.

This time they didn't try to create chances in the middle, they went straight to the wing.

Football fell to the feet of glory.

At the start of the second half, Glory switched places with Robinho, switching to the right to deal with Patrice Evra, while Glory went to the left to deal with the young Rafael.

The change made Ferguson frown.

If you look at the quality of the players on both sides of Manchester United, Evra is certainly above Rafael. Young Brazilian full-back Rafael is inexperienced and has no Patrice Evra in defence. However, many times, he can make up for the lack of personal experience with his excellent physical qualities, which is also a benefit of being young.

Rafael's physique still has some advantages in front of Robinho, so when Robinho was here in the first half, he really didn't have a good chance in the face of Raphael's stalking.

But Rafael is not a particularly strong full-back, and he is not particularly fast. His body may still have an advantage in front of Robinho, once standing in front of him is glory...... It's a different story.

Rafael himself didn't expect that in the second half he was going to defend glory......

You must know that when the second half kicks off, Robinho is still on his side...... As a result, as soon as Manchester City kicked off, Robinho ran diagonally to the other side, and the glory was the same as him, and the two crossed positions in the front court.

As soon as Glory appeared here, he received the ball from Haman.

Looking at the glory of holding the ball, Rafael, who lacked mental preparation, was stunned for a moment.

But when defending glory, half a second of distraction can put a defender in a very passive position.

So at the moment when he was stunned, Rongguang suddenly pushed the football forward with his right foot, and the ball was pushed without technical content, and the football became Raphael's side and rushed past. At the same time, Glory began to speed up, passing over the other side of Raphael's body!

The ball is divided, and the breakthrough is forced!

Only then did Raphael react, he turned sharply, but he couldn't catch up with the glory. What he saw was the back of Younggwang dribbling into the penalty area, and the figures of Vidic and Park Ji-sung rushing towards Younggwang to make up for the defense. The entire forbidden area was instantly plunged into chaos!

"Rong ...... Breakthrough! That's fast! ”

Fortunately, Park Ji-sung has always been wary of Glory, so he posted it quickly, forcing Glory to use the outside of his left foot to push the football to the bottom line, and there was no way to continue to cut inside and shoot.

In the end, under the close pressure of Park Ji-sung, Glory crossed with his feet, and the football hit Park Ji-sung's leg and flew out of the bottom line, and Manchester City won a corner.

At this time, Raphael ran back, and he thanked and apologized to Park Ji-sung for wiping his buttocks.

Park Ji-sung patted Raphael on the shoulder: "Don't get distracted next time, you have to know who he is." ”

Raphael nodded desperately. Just kidding, I didn't mean to get distracted! I really didn't expect him to come to my side...... Then again, he changed positions by accident, right? He's going to go back to Evra in a while, right?

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But Raphael's luck was quickly shattered, shattered into a slag of glass.

After the corner, City were unable to threaten Van der Sar's goal.

But in several of City's attacks since then, the glory has come on the left wing, which is the side that Rafael guards......

Rafael felt a completely different pressure than in the first half. The pressure was so much that he didn't even have time to catch his breath.

It was the first time he had defended one-on-one in a game.

The last time Manchester United and Glory met, Glory was still at Bayern Munich, in the Champions League semi-finals, when Rafael was still in Brazil......

In the city derby in the first half of this season, although Rafael started, Glory did not play, so he was not able to play against Glory.

This match was his first time against Glory.

Originally, he thought that he had played in the Premier League for half a season, and he would often play against world-class players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Rooney and Ryan Giggs in team training, and it should not be a problem to cope with glory.

But now he knew his naivety.

One-on-one with Glory in the game is completely different from playing against Cristiano Ronaldo in training!

The biggest pressure on Rongguang was not even from Rongguang's super speed and flexible body, but from that powerful confidence and momentum.

As he accelerates towards you, you feel like it's a supercar speeding towards you, and if you don't dodge, you'll be knocked into the air......

Only ten minutes into the second half, Rafael was already out of breath and looking tired.

This is not only the physical energy required to turn and sprint again and again, but also a large part of the psychological pressure.

Ferguson's brow furrowed more and more on the field, and the gum in his mouth certainly chewed faster and faster.

If this continues, Raphael will collapse.

But he can't replace him, first of all, it is very unfair and cruel to Rafael, a young man, which is equivalent to announcing his defeat when Glory has not defeated him. This will be a fatal blow to Rafael's confidence, so he must not be replaced at this time. He would rather lose this fight than let Rafael lose the future of his entire career.

Secondly...... Apart from Rafael, he really doesn't have much to do at right-back. Although Gary Neville is sitting on the bench, he is already thirty-five years old, let him deal with Glory, no matter how experienced he is, it is useless, and he will collapse by Glory.

So Ferguson can only work on the eleven people on the pitch now and find a way to adjust.